Colleges are starting to view Facebook and other other social media profiles for inappropriate information to reject or revoke student admission offers. Colleges are revoking acceptance of high school slackers for a decrease in GPA and can then share this information with other universities.
People Can See Everything Students need to know that although social networking can be fun, things they post will be in public view, the same as broadcasting it on the six o’clock news. So when it’s time to apply for college, advise students to give their social networking profiles a second look to make sure they feel comfortable sharing everything that is posted with an admission officer and, later, with potential employers because your site becomes permanent, public information about you.
Students should learn from the very beginning that everything they do online says something about them–and will always be a part of their web presence.
One of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned is even if your Facebook profile is set to “private,” guess what? It’s not. Privacy settings can only protect you to a certain extent, but nothing on the Internet is off-limits.
Once you put something into cyber space, it will remain forever.
Prospective employers will look you up on social networking sites to find out more about you before interviewing or hiring.
People need to be more careful about how they portray themselves in the social media world. It’s important to always think twice before clicking those “update” and “tag” buttons.
Don’t post anything you wouldn’t want to be seen doing in public.
People Can See Everything
Students need to know that although social networking can be fun, things they post will be in public view, the same as broadcasting it on the six o’clock news.
So when it’s time to apply for college, advise students to give their social networking profiles a second look to make sure they feel comfortable sharing everything that is posted with an admission officer and, later, with potential employers because your site becomes permanent, public information about you.
Students should learn from the very beginning that everything they do online says something about them–and will always be a part of their web presence.